some posters seem to have the art of diplomacy-.
i re-read my previouse posts and felt i was less than diplomatic with terry-(i do admire his ability to reply without offence).
so do you need to be a tough minded, and insensitive to survive on discussion boards?.
I wish I could change my heading from "How do you survive on this site?" To "How do you(positivly) contribute on this site?
Acolytes
I wouldn't ever worry about it too much. I have done way more in the real world to help ex JW's and current JW's then I have ever done with this site. I mainly use it for research or just entertainment. There are many on this site who still carry the JW clique/sheep/elder mentality.
some posters seem to have the art of diplomacy-.
i re-read my previouse posts and felt i was less than diplomatic with terry-(i do admire his ability to reply without offence).
so do you need to be a tough minded, and insensitive to survive on discussion boards?.
The first step is learning how to post in the right sub forums. Oh and search is your friend.
lately, i've come to find out that a more than a few people in the area had killed themselves.
most of the people i know of were in their early twenties or forties.
for those loved ones surviving them, it was mostly a shock!
I knew 2 people who were very close that killed themselves.
this is prompted by barbara's new article at freeminds and a message someone sent to my youtube account a month ago.. there are rumours that there will be "new light" this year about blood transfusions.
if this happens, i for one will be speaking up and asking who is accountable for all the lives lost due to the wt's death dealing policy.
this is an opportunity for all those who still have some connections with jws to make people think..
A new year and the same old rumor on changes in blood policy...I hope they do change it but I won't be surprised if they don't.
during my life as jw i have studied many, many books of the wt at the weekly book study.. here you will find some of the books considered during the years with their publishing date:.
1955 new heavens, new hearth.
1961 from lost paradise to..... 1962 let your will be done on earth.
The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived caused me to question a lot of the JW teachings and policy..so for me I always liked it. For once they almost focused solely on Jesus.
it was well commented on by the older ones in the borg that the sisters were on the rampage when it came to trying to get themselves married.. it was normal practice for sisters in the same click or age group to visvously stab eachother in the back, exlude them as much as possible from social events and gossip about them as much as possible.
by the time i had left this was such an established practice that it seemed normal.. all this in the hopes that they would be able to bag one of the rare single and sane brothers... at least this is what it was like in my part of the world... what about yours?.
So how is this any different from what happens outside of the org?
it was two "sisters".
one wasn't able to make it to my door as she had some health issues.
the other one was a bit older and must have just been baptized.
I was even shirtless when I came to the door, I'm sure they probably had something to say about that as well.
it was two "sisters".
one wasn't able to make it to my door as she had some health issues.
the other one was a bit older and must have just been baptized.
moshe-After a JW gets upset with a householder and wants to make a retreat, that is when you surpise them! You go out the door and start walking with them and keep the expose' of the WT going- just a friendly a religious discussion. They will have to get in their car and leave the territory in order to stop the torment. Works everytime.
LOLZ....classic.
it was two "sisters".
one wasn't able to make it to my door as she had some health issues.
the other one was a bit older and must have just been baptized.
What I need is for people to not tell me what I need. JW or not :P
it was two "sisters".
one wasn't able to make it to my door as she had some health issues.
the other one was a bit older and must have just been baptized.
Carla...I really don't have a problem with them coming to my door..they should just know I will challenge them mentally.
